Board of Directors 2025/2026

Balina Bawa, CPA, CA
President
Email: BBawa@foresters.com
LinkedIn Profile

Jatinder Bassi
Past President
Email: jbassi@echeloninsurance.ca
LinkedIn Profile

Daniel Willmann
Vice-President

Chair, Social Committee

Email: daniel.willmann@ca.ey.com

LinkedIn Profile

Jagneet Arora
Treasurer

Chair, Finance Committee

Co-Chair, Sponsorships

Email: JArora@tokiomarinecanada.com
LinkedIn Profile

Rocky Bhatia

Chair, 2026 Conference Business Program

Email: rocky.bhatia@bakertillywm.com 

LinkedIn Profile






Raj Khattra
Chair, Fundamentals Course

Email: rkhattra@hiroc.com

LinkedIn Profile

Jason Christopherson, CPA CGA BAccS ARe

Chair, Mentorship Program
Co-Chair, Long-Term Planning

Email: JChristopherson@mutualfirebc.com
Linkedin Profile

Reza Fini
Chair, CFO Outreach

Co-Chair, Mentorship Program

Email: reza.fini@pwc.com

LinkedIn Profile






Rosalva Ortega
Chair, Sponsorships
Email: rortega@fortressinsurance.ca

LinkedIn Profile

John Knotek

Chair, 2026 Conference

Chair, Broker Outreach

Email: jknotek@insurepay.com
LinkedIn Profile

Robin Mandel
Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Email: rmandel@deloitte.ca
LinkedIn Profile






Shawn Cottrill
Chair, SWO Committee
Email: scottrill@howickmutual.com
LinkedIn Profile

David Scotland, CPA, CA
Chair, Advanced Course
Chair, Seminars and Webinars

Co-Chair, Finance Committee

Email: david.scotland@trisura.com
LinkedIn Profile

Daniel Willmann
Chair, 2025 Conference

Email: daniel.willmann@ca.ey.com

LinkedIn Profile

Joëlle Zavitz
Co-Chair, Advanced Course
Chair, Communications
Email: jzavitz@kpmg.ca
LinkedIn Profile

CIAA PAST BOARD PRESIDENTS

2023-2025 - Jatinder Bassi

2021-2023 - Patrick Espeut

2018-2021 - Daniel Singer

2016-2018 - Rocky Bhatia

2014-2016 - Adrian Serge

2012 - 2014 - Annette Pohle


The CIAA's mission is to connect and engage insurance professionals and organizations through thought leadership and enhancement of financial management and insurance accounting.

Contact: Canadian Insurance Accountants Association, 40 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M4P 3A2

Tel: 416 840 5662 |  Email info@ciaa.org

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software